Water Crossword- Erin Bienz

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Across
  1. 3. middle sea zone
  2. 8. a superstorm that washed over New York and New Jersey in 2012
  3. 9. variety of tree that grows in saltwater
  4. 12. name of deep-sea submarine used in 1977 exploration
  5. 14. "sea" in Greek, a zone forming the water column
  6. 16. wetlands without trees
  7. 17. temperature boundary in deep waters
  8. 19. bacteria not needing oxygen
  9. 21. 8 letters, a main way marine ecosystems vary
  10. 24. moderately salty
  11. 25. bays where rivers empty into the sea which mixes fresh- and salt-water
Down
  1. 1. land-based
  2. 2. known as wooded wetlands or wetlands with trees
  3. 4. vertical _______; key feature of aquatic ecosystems
  4. 5. _______ water holds abundant oxygen
  5. 6. upper sea zone
  6. 7. deep sea zone
  7. 10. hurricane that hit the US Gulf coast in 2005
  8. 11. mud, naturally occurring material weathered down
  9. 13. 11 letters, a main way marine ecosystems vary
  10. 15. more water evaporates from _____ than from higher latitudes
  11. 18. 5 letters, a main way marine ecosystems vary (5.2)
  12. 20. biome that coral reefs are because of their scarcity
  13. 22. fish farming
  14. 23. 5th characteristic of an aquatic community